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Saturday, October 24, 2015

Late Night Friday Finish

October started out great: I was on top of projects (more or less), and I was sewing every day. And then...my sewjo disappeared, and there was not much sewing going on. Not sure if it was the change in weather, or perhaps that it's dark by 6:00 p.m. I am not looking forward to the time change in a few weeks.

Here's a baby quilt using Elizabeth Hartman's Solar Eclipse. I took a vacation day yesterday to sew, but I was not as productive as I had hoped. But I think I got my sewjo back and then ended up sewing until midnight last night to finish this quilt.

This is a great pattern (with three different sizes), but there's too much fiddly sewing of angled seams for my liking. The quilt finishes at 32 x 32 inches, but it took six hours to piece -- and that's not including the time spent cutting the fabric and marking the angled seams.

I thought about quilting in the white to make the colours pop, but then there would have been too much space unquilted. And because I just wanted it finished, I didn't put any more thought into it and just stippled all over.

Anja that is just a fab fab FABulous quilt! I sure know what you mean about the darkening days... I don't do well without sunlight warming my face. I can see that this would be time-consuming but I personally think it is SO worth the effort. Great finish. :-)

I hate when my sewjo disappears, but I'm glad you found yours again. I love all the bright solids you used on this one. You make me think I might be missing out by not having more solids in my stash. Great finish!

I'm glad you got your sewjo back. The thought of losing one's sewjo sounds devastating! What a truly fabulous finish. I totally envy your stipple. It's the fmq I want to do the most and the one I'm the worst at!!!

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